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Doctors remove 2.5 kg tumor from woman’s uterus in Mumbai

New Delhi, February 27, 2022: A tumor weighing about 2.5 kg in the uterus of a woman was removed by Dr. Priyanka Shukla gynecologist from Apex Hospitals, Borivali. The woman had developed pain in the abdomen, backache with huge abdominal mass and imaging tests revealed that she had a huge tumor in the uterus. The 55-year-old lady was admitted in Apex Hospitals, Borivali with acute urinary retention. Further investigation revealed that a huge fibroid majoring 25X20cms. After Ct scan we discovered a huge tumor compressing the neck of the bladder which causes urinary retention. We decided to do hysterectomy ie. uterus removal surgery -open surgery considering other conditions of the patient and her age which is very safe and operated successfully. Speaking of this successful surgery Gynecologist & Obstetrician Dr. Priyanka Shukla from Apex Hospital said,” Her stomach looked like a seven eighth-month pregnancy, due to urinary disturbance she was under stress, so we decided to conduct open surgery as the tumor size was also big.  The length of the tumor was 25cm and width 20 cm and weight was around 2.5kg. The surgery was done successfully in a record time of 60 min. Such large tumors in the uterus are rare. The team of surgeons in Apex Hospitals managed to perform the surgery well and the patient has recovered, Now the patient was healthy and was released after 3 days of hospital stay. All postoperative complications had been ruled out in this case.”

Corporate Comm India (CCI Newswire)

The Pharma Times News Bureau

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